Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial
By Associated Press
Published: January 30, 2021, 7:19pm
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Former President Donald Trump passes supporters while traveling in his motorcade in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, on his way to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The change injects fresh uncertainty into the makeup and strategy of his defense team.
Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, both South Carolina lawyers, have left the defense team in what one person described as a “mutual decision” that reflected a difference of opinion on the direction of the case.
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